You Are Studying a Protein

question 59

Essay

You are studying a protein.It binds to elongating polypeptide chains as they emerge from an exit channel within the ribosome's large subunit.It appears to prevent partially formed or nascent polypeptides from binding to other proteins in the cytosol,which might cause them either to aggregate or misfold.What kind of proteins is this likely to be? Another protein you are studying picks up larger proteins from Hsp70 family proteins.It is a cylindrical protein complex that contains chambers in which newly synthesized polypeptides can fold without interference from other cellular macromolecules.What is this protein called?

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